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2) Pyramid
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
3) Pyramids
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Describes the pyramids of Egypt and the Americas and their significance in the social, political, and religious life of long-vanished civilizations.
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Hailed by Science News as "the new seminal text," The Pyramids is the most up-to-date, comprehensive record of Egypt's ancient monuments to become available in the last six decades. Distinguished Egyptologist Miroslav Verner draws from the research of the earliest Egyptologists as well as the startling discoveries arising from the technological advances of the 1980s and 1990s. His Pyramids offers a clear, authoritative guide to the ancient culture...
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Having worked on projects around the world, strengthening and restoring historically significant structures from Windsor Castle to the parliament buildings in Canada, Peter James brings insight to the structural engineering of ancient Egypt. After fourteen years working on the historic buildings and temples of Egypt, and most recently the world's oldest pyramid, he now presents some of the more common theories surrounding the 'collapsing' pyramid—along...
13) Pyramids
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[2017]
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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"Travel to ancient Egypt to learn all about its pyramids."
14) Pyramids
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c1987
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Examines the various mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, discussing its design and construction in ancient Egypt and if predictions about the future and confirmations of truths from the Bible can be found within its walls.
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Discworld volume 7
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Magic and humor are combined in the whimsical story of the hard life of a teenage pharaoh who does not have a clue about what he is supposed to do as the new ruler of the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi.
18) Pyramid: a novel
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2015
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373 p. : map ; 19 cm
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As the streets of Cairo run red with blood due to a violent political awakening, Jake Howard and his team of marine archaeologists gather together to solve one of the greatest mysteries involving a fossilized discovery in the Red Sea and a 110-year-old handwritten report that could change history.
19) Sol invictus
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"Siblings John and Sarah barely made it home last time, but in their next time traveling adventure the challenge really heats up. Surrounded by clashing cultures on the ancient Roman frontier, they must fulfill their quest to unite the emperor with his enemy, an Alemanni barbarian, or risk being stuck in time forever. An action-packed fantasy full of sword fights, chariot chases, fearsome wild animals, and high mountain survival."--Back cover.
20) The eye of Ra
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Exploring a mysterious cave in the mountains behind their house, John and his sister Sarah are shocked to discover they've time traveled to ancient Egypt! Now they must work together to find a way back home from an ancient civilization of golden desert sand and a towering new pyramid, without parents to save them.




